Proverbs 19:20-29

20 Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in ¹the future.

21 ²Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but ³it is the purpose of the LORD ⁴ that will stand.

22 What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.

23 The fear of the LORD ⁵leads to life, and whoever has it rests ⁶satisfied; he will ⁷not be visited by harm.

24 ⁸The sluggard buries his hand in ⁹the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

25 ¹⁰Strike ¹¹a scoffer, and the simple will ¹²learn prudence; ¹³reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother is ¹⁴a son who brings shame and reproach.

27 Cease to hear instruction, my son, ¹⁵and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked ¹⁶devours iniquity.

29 Condemnation is ready for ¹⁷scoffers, and ¹⁸beating for the backs of fools.

Proverbs 19:20-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 8

This chapter gives an account of the introduction of the ark into the temple, 1Ki 8:1-9 of the glory of the Lord filling it, 1Ki 8:10,11 of a speech Solomon made to the people concerning the building of the temple, and how he came to be engaged in it, 1Ki 8:12-21, of a prayer of his he put up on this occasion, requesting, that what supplications soever were made at any time, or on any account, by Israelites or strangers, might be accepted by the Lord, 1Ki 8:22-53, and of his blessing the people of Israel at the close of it, with some useful exhortations, 1Ki 8:54-61, and of the great number of sacrifices offered up by him, and the feast he made for the people, upon which he dismissed them, 1Ki 8:62-66.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 37:37
• 2. Psalms 33:10, 11
• 3. Job 23:13; Isaiah 14:26, 27
• 4. Isaiah 46:10
• 5. Proverbs 10:16; Proverbs 11:19; [Isaiah 38:5; Mark 10:30]
• 6. [Psalms 25:13]
• 7. [Leviticus 26:6]
• 8. Proverbs 26:15; [Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 20:4]
• 9. [Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20]
• 10. Proverbs 21:11
• 11. See Psalms 1:1
• 12. See Deuteronomy 13:6-11
• 13. [Proverbs 9:8]
• 14. Proverbs 10:5; Proverbs 17:2
• 15. [2 Peter 2:21]
• 16. Job 15:16; [Proverbs 18:8; Job 34:7]
• 17. [See ver. 25 above]
• 18. Proverbs 10:13; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 26:3